Biden maintains his domestic focus, even as Middle East crisis consumes his time
By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — The vast majority of President Joe Biden’s time at the White House this week has been spent confronting the…
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Top DOJ prosecutor in DC refutes claim that he blocked Hunter Biden tax charges in his district
By Annie Grayer and Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — In recent closed-door testimony to Congress, the top-ranking Justice Department…
Continue ReadingTrump loses first of several bids to toss suit seeking to block him from Colorado ballot
By Marshall Cohen (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has lost the first of several attempts to throw out a lawsuit that seeks to block him…
Continue ReadingBiden speaks with families of Americans unaccounted for in Israel
By Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday spoke with the families of the Americans who remain unaccounted for in…
Continue ReadingSecond gentleman Doug Emhoff leans into his historic role as he fights antisemitism after Israel attacks
By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Second gentleman Doug Emhoff’s role as a leader confronting antisemitism – and, personally, his historic role…
Continue ReadingStudent loan repayments have resumed. Here’s 4 charts that break down American educational debt
By Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — As student loan payments resume this month, more than 43 million Americans carrying that debt saw the end…
Continue ReadingHouse Republicans in disarray as Jim Jordan hunts for enough votes to be speaker
By Clare Foran and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans have picked Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan as their new speaker nominee Friday, but more…
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Senior citizens will see a much smaller Social Security boost for 2024
By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Social Security recipients will receive an annual cost-of-living adjustment of 3.2% for 2024, a much smaller increase…
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Former IRS contractor accused of stealing Trump’s tax returns pleads guilty
By Holmes Lybrand (CNN) — The former IRS contractor accused of leaking former President Donald Trump’s tax returns and stealing tax information…
Continue ReadingTrump sharply criticizes Netanyahu over intelligence failure in latest sign of soured relationship
CNN By Kaitlan Collins, Kate Sullivan and Shania Shelton, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday at Benjamin…
Continue ReadingSteve Scalise drops out of speaker’s race as House GOP faces leadership crisis
CNN By Jeremy Herb, Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju, Haley Talbot and Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — House Majority Leader Steve Scalise announced he was…
Continue ReadingFederal judge addresses web of connections in Trump legal world at hearing in classified documents case
By Katelyn Polantz, Senior Reporter, Crime and Justice (CNN) — One of Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the classified documents case told a…
Continue ReadingNew Hampshire man pleads guilty to threatening Rep. Matt Gaetz after scrolling TikTok
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A New Hampshire college student on Thursday pleaded guilty to federal charges of threatening to kill a member…
Continue ReadingUS scrambles to get Americans stranded in Israel back home
By Pete Muntean, Gregory Wallace and Donald Judd, CNN Washington, D.C. (CNN) — The Biden administration said they’ll begin chartering flights…
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Blinken pledges US will never falter from supporting Israel as he likens Hamas’ crimes to ISIS
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Washington (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Israel Thursday to pledge that the United States will…
Continue ReadingWhat Kevin McCarthy has been up to: Holding court in speaker’s office and not going out of his way to help Scalise
By Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — While Steve Scalise scrambles to secure the House speakership, the man who…
Continue ReadingMedicare monthly Part B premiums to rise nearly $10 for 2024
By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Medicare enrollees will shell out about $10 more next year for their monthly Part B premiums, the Centers for…
Continue ReadingCNN Poll: Americans’ views of the Republican Party and its congressional leaders have worsened amid House leadership crisis
By Jennifer Agiesta and Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — The public’s impressions of the Republican Party and its leaders in Congress have…
Continue ReadingWhite House says Biden’s remark on photos of children was intended to ‘underscore the utter depravity’ of Hamas attack
By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s graphic description of horrors in Israel was intended to “underscore the utter…
Continue ReadingKamala Harris Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Vice President Kamala Harris. Personal Birth date: October 20, 1964 Birth place:…
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